New

Ask Wove anything about tariffs.

Try Tariff Assistant
Share:|Follow us on LinkedIn

IQF Frozen Pinto Beans

Individually quick frozen (IQF) pinto beans, blanched and prepared without vinegar or acetic acid. HTS 2004.90.80.00 covers these frozen bean products.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+37.5%37.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+12.5%12.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2009.39Lower: 12.5% vs 37.5%

If juiced, not whole beans

Bean juices (unfermented) go to Chapter 20 heading 2009.

0713.20Lower: 12.5% vs 37.5%

If dried pinto beans

Dried small red/pinto beans are in 0713.20.

2006.00Lower: 28.5% vs 37.5%

If heat-preserved in cans

Canned beans of specified varieties precedence in 2006.

Not sure which classification is right?

The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code — and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.

Classify and price this productCalculate exact duty

Import Tips & Compliance

• Document IQF process to prove preparation status vs raw frozen

• Ensure no added seasonings that could trigger 2004.90.70 reclass

• Retail packaging helps distinguish from bulk industrial imports

Related Products under HTS 2004.90.80.00

Frozen Cut Green Beans

Frozen green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) that have been cleaned, trimmed, and cut into pieces, prepared by blanching and freezing without vinegar or acetic acid. Classified under HTS 2004.90.80.00 as 'beans' prepared or preserved by freezing, distinct from products of heading 2006 like canned beans.

Frozen Black Beans

Frozen whole black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), blanched and quick-frozen for retail, prepared otherwise than by vinegar. Fits HTS 2004.90.80.00 as frozen beans, separate from heading 2006 preserved vegetables.

Frozen Kidney Beans Whole

Whole frozen red kidney beans, prepared by blanching and freezing without added preservatives or vinegar. Under HTS 2004.90.80.00 for frozen beans prepared otherwise than by vinegar.

Frozen Sliced String Beans

Frozen string beans sliced lengthwise, blanched and IQF-frozen for preservation without vinegar. Classified in 2004.90.80.00 as prepared frozen beans.

Frozen Edamame Shelled

Shelled frozen edamame (immature soybeans treated as green beans), prepared by blanching/freezing sans vinegar. Falls under 2004.90.80.00 as frozen beans.

Frozen Cannellini Beans

Frozen white cannellini beans, blanched and preserved by freezing only. HTS 2004.90.80.00 for such prepared frozen beans.